A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.

Continental Europe's only museum devoted to salt and pepper shakers features more than 20,000 designs.

Annual celebration commemorating the 1965 sighting of strange lights in the town.

World's largest herd of white deer populate a former U.S. Army depot.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

A Circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

Russian history in San Francisco.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

Resonating tubes make music from highway overpass.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

One of the last Jazz Age "Wonder Theaters" in New York City.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.